The first quarter of 2022 will have the particularity of the restart of the Qualifiers in almost all the confederations to meet the qualifiers for the World Cup in Qatar, where several teams could seal their pass in the month of January.
Due to the atypical calendar for the World Cup at the end of the year 2022, the Qualifiers will start in the last days of January although the playoffs will be defined, depending on the confederation, in the months of March and June.
Concacaf returns on 28 of January with Day 9
The qualifiers in Concacaf still do not have any qualifiers for the next World Cup, although the surprising Canadian team is leading the table. In this Confederation three countries qualify directly and the fourth place will dispute the playoffs with the last classified of the Confederation of Oceania.
Matchday 9 will be played as follows:
- Jamaica – Mexico, at Independece Park in Kingston, Jamaica.
- United States – El Salvador, at Lower.com Field Columbus, USA
- Honduras – Canada, in the Metropolitan Olympic Stadium of San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
- Costa Rica – Panama, at the National Stadium of San José, Costa Rica.
CONMEBOL resumes on 27 Y 28 January with the Conference 15
South America already has Brazil and Argentina classified for the next World Cup and with four days to go to finish the El iminatorial, there are two direct spots available and a playoff available to look for a pass to the Qatar World Cup 1236531249.
So far, Ecuador could seal its pass in the next few days by being in the third position of the table with 23 points, followed by Colombia in fourth position with 17 points and equaled with Peru , although by goal difference he is in fifth position that gives access to the playoff match with the last classified of the Asian Confederation.
In South America, the fight for the position that gives direct access is highly contested due to the difference in points between Colombia, who are fourth with 15 units, up to the eighth place where it is Bolivia with 17 units.
La Jornada 15 will be played as follows:
- Ecuador – Brazil, at the Casablanca Stadium in Quito, Ecuador. (27 / 1)
- Paraguay – Uruguay, at the Defensores del Chaco Stadium in Asunción, Paraguay. (27 / 1)
- Chile – Argentina, at the Calama Stadium, Chile. (27 / 1)
- Colombia – Peru, at the Metropolitan Stadium, Barranquilla, Colombia. (28 / 1)
- Venezuela – Bolívia, in La Carolina Stadium, Barinas, Venezuela. (28/one)
In Africa the last round will be played in March
The Africa Qualifiers have not yet defined the pairings for the third and last round to meet the five classified from the African zone, although the date to dispute the commitments is confirmed for the 21 March 2022.
The 10 teams qualified for the next round are: Algeria, Tunisia, Nigeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Ghana, Senegal, Mali, Morocco and the DR. Congo.
In Asia resumes on 28 January Groups A and B
The Asian Qualifiers will resume as in Concacaf and CONMEBOL to meet the four classified and the playoff quota for the next World Cup, where Iran and Saudi Arabia lead Group A and B respectively. On the other hand, the third parties of each group will face each other to meet the selection that will seek their pass to Qatar through the play-off with the fifth selection of the South American table, with the United Arab Emirates and Australia, who could face each other.
Group A:
- Lebanon – South Korea, in Sidon, Lebanon.
- United Arab Emirates – Syria, in Dubai, UAE.
- Iran – Iraq, in Tehran, Iran
Group B:
- Australia – Vietnam, in Melbourne, Australia.
- Japan – China, in Saitama, Japan.
- Saudi Arabia – Oman, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Oceania will play a tournament in Qatar to meet the only qualifier for the playoffs
Due to the COVID pandemic – 19, the Confederacy of Oceania submitted a proposal to FIFA to play a tournament from 13 March in Qatar, where they will be divided into 3 rounds starting with the match between Tonga and Islands Cook.
The winner of that round will play in Group A with the teams of Solomon Islands, Tahiti and Vanuatu Group B is already defined with New Zealand, New Caledonia, Fiji and Papua New Guinea.
The two qualifiers in each group will play a semifinal and the winners of that key will play a final that will grant the pass to the intercontinental playoff with the fourth place from Concacaf.
European and intercontinental play-offs
Europe will have a round of play-offs in a new format which will start next 24 of March, with a semifinals divided into three routes.
- Route A: Wales vs. Austria and Scotland vs. Ukraine.
- Route B: Russia vs. Poland and Sweden vs. Czech Republic.
- Route C: Portugal vs. Turkey and Italy vs North Macedonia.
The winners of these keys will play a final match that awards the last three classified for the Qatar World Cup 1236531249. On the other hand, the intercontinetal playoffs will be played as a single match and in a neutral venue on the days 13 Y 14 June to meet the last two classified to the World Cup in Qatar 2022. 